Apple announced today that Led Zeppelin’s complete discography is available for pre-order exclusively from iTunes Music Store for $99. “The Complete Led Zeppelin” is a 165-track collection of all 13 of the legendary group’s albums, including the new career-spanning “Mothership” retrospective, for only $99. Led Zeppelin on iTunes Music Store One more thing. Those who pre-order “Mothership” or [...]

I saw 30 Days of Night in the theater this weekend. I don’t generally enjoy vampire movies, but I thoroughly enjoyed this one. There was a genuine sense of evil emanating from the villains. The film had a good amount of suspense as well. My only complaint was the pace of the film. Before I knew [...]

In an article from MacWorld UK, the Bromine Science and Environmental Forum (BSEF) criticized Greenpeace for its report on Apple’s iPhone. “All the substances reported by Greenpeace are approved for use, and provide critical performance and safety functions in a wide range of electronic products,” the organisation countered. “The Greenpeace report does not say which brominated flame [...]

Ars Technica writes that the FCC has issued fines totaling $96,000 to Radio Shack, HH Gregg, FYE, Fred Meyer Stores, Ultimate Electronics, and Boscov’s for selling analog-only televisions with prominent warning of the digital transition on February 17, 2009. While the fines aren’t massive, they do show that the FCC takes retailer compliance with its rules [...]

Canadian, David Bitton, filed a motion in the Quebec Supreme Court this past Wednesday that alleges that Apple’s iPods have 7.5% less storage capacity than advertised. Bitton wants a full refund on his 8GB iPod, or a 7.5% refund for him and all iPod owners in Quebec. Interestingly, Bitton is a Montreal law student. One has [...]

It appears that some iPod classic owners are experiencing short battery life due to the hard drive not spinning down. This follows the update to v1.0.2 iPod classic software. Apple Discussion Apple Discussion

I had a chance to play with a developer’s install of Leopard recently. I like some of the new features, but there are others such as Time Machine that I won’t be able to fully review until my copy of Leopard arrives on October 26. If you read my previous article about malicious files masquerading [...]

In an article at PCWorld, Gregg Keizer writes that a hacker by the name of H.D. Moore has posted exploits that take advantage of the same TIFF vulnerability that many unlockers are using to allow iPhone use on networks other than AT&T. Moore has added the exploits to Metasploit, the popular penetration framework, a move that [...]

Steve Jobs writes: It will take until February to release an SDK because we’re trying to do two diametrically opposed things at once—provide an advanced and open platform to developers while at the same time protect iPhone users from viruses, malware, privacy attacks, etc. This is no easy task. Some claim that viruses and malware are [...]

Apple has added over two million DRM-free songs to the iTunes Plus portion of the iTunes Music Store. In addition to the added songs, Apple has drop the price of the DRM-free tracks from $1.29 to $0.99 each. iTunes Plus Now Offers Over Two Million Tracks at Just 99 Cents